NHER 3386 (Negative evidence record) - Possible former location of earthwork mound

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Summary

An irregular earthwork mound was observed in 1949. The mound may have been associated with quarrying that took place in the field, or it may have been a mill mound. The location of this possible earthwork was described as "southwest of Ashwicken church on edge of field which surrounds church." A field visit to the area in 1981 reportd that no mound was visible at this location, which had previously been disturbed by quarrying. However analysis of aerial photography in 2008 identified a possible earthwork mound of similar diameter to that described in 1949 located 70m to the east. This mound has been recorded as NHER 50824, but it is likely the earthwork first observed in 1949.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NE
Civil Parish LEZIATE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February 1949.
Mound southwest of Ashwicken church on edge of field which surrounds church (exact site?). Field has been quarried for carstone but Thatcher thinks it is not upcast from quarrying. Irregular.
About 18.3m (60ft) across, 4.5m to 4.8m (15 to 16ft) high, flat top.
?Mill Mound
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

(S1) by R.R. Clarke (NCM) who adds 'doubtful' at a later date, but without any indication that he visited the site.
E. Rose (NAU).

June 1981.
No mound of this description in area indicated; the old pit that occupies most of the field is grassed and does not appear to have been worked since 1949. However, seen from the churchyard, the old ground surface on the far side of the pit does give the false impression of being a mound, though nowhere near as high as 4.5m (15ft).
E. Rose (NAU) 16 June 1981.

January 2008. Norfolk NMP
An earthwork mound, possibly a mill mound has previously been recorded in this area. No evidence of this feature was visible at this location on aerial photographs examined during the Norfolk Aggregates Assessment NMP project. However a possible earthwork mound of similar diameter to that described above (18m) was identified 70m to the east (NHER 50824).
J. Albone (NMP), 24 January 2008

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Leziate (Ashwicken).
  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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Jul 20 2026 9:19AM

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